~ The normal body temperature of a cat is 102 degrees Fahrenheit. This explains a lot, especially when it’s already hot and the cats insist on laying on your lap anyway. We call them little portable furnaces.

~ A cat spends about 30% of its life grooming itself. Combined with the the remaining time spent sleeping, how do they fit in food and bathroom breaks?

~ A cat can recognize its owner’s foot steps from hundreds of feet away. This explains why Turbo comes running out to greet us, but the other two either stay put or run under the bed.

~ The life expectancy for a cat was 8 years in 1930. Today, that number has doubled to 16 years. I think this is great and due in large part to better vet/owner care, as well as more cat owners keeping their cats inside. I also seem to be hearing more anecdotal stories about peoples’ cats living to their early 20s now.

~ You can tell a cat’s mood by looking into its eyes. A frightened or excited cat will have large, round pupils. An angry cat will have narrow pupils. The pupil size is related as much to the cat’s emotions as to the degree of light. When Turbo is chasing bed mice, he gets huge eyes and puffs out his muzzle. We call it his kitten face.

~ It is a common belief that cats are color blind. However, recent studies have shown that cats can see blue, green and red. This is a new one to me – I’d read that dogs are colorblind, but didn’t know cats were considered to be as well.

~ Cats do not think that they are little people. They think that we are big cats. This influences their behavior in many ways. I’ve been telling my husband this for years, and it especially rings true when Turbo insists on grooming him when he gets out of the shower.

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Fun Facts About Cats

The truth is, it’s not. What does it mean to be a man today? What can a man do to improve his relationships?

Recently, Elliot Katz, author of Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants, was posed this question during a television interview – the answer sparked great insight. We share some his thoughts here!

Show leadership
One of women’s biggest complaints is that men don’t show their share of leadership in the relationship. When a man sees a situation that needs to be dealt with, he should step forward and handle it. People admire those who step forward to handle difficult situations – and don’t wait for others to solve the problem.

Make decisions
To avoid accusations of being controlling, a lot of men have gone to the other extreme – they leave most decisions to their wives. A man needs to make his share of decisions and take responsibility for the outcome. To many women, a man who avoids decisions is shirking his responsibilities. One of the meanings of the word “manly” is being decisive.

Take responsibility
Take responsibility for improving the situation. Don’t blame others. There is little sympathy for a man who blames a woman – even when he thinks she pushed him into it. People will say, “You’re the man. Why did you let it go on?” One of the meanings of the word “husband” is someone who skillfully manages his household. Managers take responsibility.

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Three Things Your Man Needs to Know

Top 10 Hearty Trivia Facts

1. Author of Frankenstein Mary Shelley kept her dead husband’s, poet Percy Shelley, heart wrapped in silk until she died. Imagine how that smelled!

2. You can purchase the largest model of a human heart for a small price of $5795.95 US dollars. Um huh, I said five thousand. It is 8 times the size of an anatomical heart at 100×90x70 cm. Wow, that is a lot of money!

3. The smallest person believed to ever have open heart surgery was just over 25 weeks gestation and about 1.4 lbs. This was back in 2002 and I think it to still be the smallest baby to have open heart. I searched and searched. If you know different, shoot me a hello.

4. Throughout your life your heart contracts about 70 times a minute and pumps about 5 liters of blood each minute. That is amazing!

5. You heart muscle, or myocardium, is unique to just that… your heart. It is not found anywhere else in your body!

6. When you are in love, you really do “feel” with your heart. Yes, it is true. Your heart, more than any other organ, feels and senses emotions and responds accordingly. Everybody now… awwwww!

7. During an average lifetime, your heart will beat over 2.5 billion times. Seriously, that is one hard working muscle!

8. About 1.2 million Americans have heart attacks every year and over 400,000 of them will never make it to the hospital.

9. The word heart, meaning soul or feeling, is termed cor in Latin.

10. The cardiovascular system is my favorite by far, and always has been. Anatomy, micro, nursing, physiology, biology, chemistry, psychology… the heart is so fascinating in every capacity! I am absolutely amazed by it and at times can not even wrap my brain around the fact that it’s muscle never, ever gets a break and keeps us going from the time we are born till the time of our death. Wow!!!

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